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Blunt force injuries killed teens

Two teens who were killed when the car they were riding in struck a tree Sunday evening died from blunt force injuries, the county medical examiner's office has ruled.

Tremell D. Jackson, 19, was the driver. He lost control, hit the tree and was thrown from the vehicle, the medical examiner said. His brother, Trevon L. Jackson, 18, was a passenger. Both teens were pronounced dead at the scene, 1113 W. Capitol Drive. Witnesses estimated the car's speed to have been about 100 miles per hour. When the car hit the tree, it broke in half.

Family donates $1 million to Marquette

A Marquette University alumnus has posthumously donated $1 million in achievement awards and annual support for faculty and staff development, Father Scott R. Pilarz, university president, announced Thursday.

The money is from the family of Robert C. Olson, Davenport, Iowa, a 1953 graduate of the Marquette University School of Medicine, now known as the Medical College of Wisconsin. Olson and his wife, Patricia, had children who also graduated from Marquette, Margaret, Jane and Stephen.

Olson's family directed that the money be spent on Marquette's doctor of physical therapy program in the College of Health Sciences, the Diederich College of Communication and the university's student affairs division.

Man killed in double shooting identified

A man shot to death in a north side home was identified by police Thursday as Nathaniel C. Jones, 56.

The shooting was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 4700 block of N. 34th St.

A 55-year-old man wounded in the incident was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

No one is in custody in connection with the shootings.

WISCONSIN

Finance committee to tackle Walker budget

Madison - The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee will begin its work on Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill next Thursday.

In its first session, the committee will take up the provisions in Walker's budget dealing with the state Department of Natural Resources and the environment. The 16-member panel with lawmakers from the Assembly and Senate will also deal with the state departments of tourism and military affairs.

The two-year, $68 billion budget proposal covers state spending and taxing from July 2013 to June 2015.

Motorist killed on I-94 in Jefferson County

One motorist was killed Thursday when two vehicles crashed into a ditch in Jefferson County, the State Patrol said.

Two vehicles were headed west on I-94 near Lake Mills shortly before 9:30 a.m. when the driver of one attempted to pass the other, the State Patrol said. Both vehicles then entered the north ditch, injuring the two occupants of the vehicle that was being passed, one fatally.

Student with shotgun on campus arrested

La Crosse - A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse part-time student was arrested after he was seen carrying a hunting shotgun on campus, according to the university.

The student had made earlier threats to campus administrators and was seen about 9:30 a.m. and arrested.

The shotgun was not loaded, authorities said.

Shortly after the incident, campus police alerted students, employees and others about it through email and voice-mail messages.

Earlier this week, Carroll University in Waukesha was locked down after reports of a gunman on campus. Police ticketed a 50-year-old Waukesha man who was carrying a nonlethal airsoft gun.

Woman's last $4 scores $4 million lottery win

A Brown County woman spent her last $4 on a lottery ticket and ended up scoring a $4 million jackpot, WLUK-TV in Green Bay reports.

Michelle Grant of Denmark, a regular lotto player at Lakeshore Lighthouse, won the Megabucks drawing Saturday. She and her husband, Dean, said they don't have plans for the winnings, except to visit a financial planner.

The couple chose the lump-sum cash-payment of $2.9 million, which is about $2 million after taxes.

Jail chief resigns after inmate attacks

The Marathon County Jail administrator resigned Wednesday, three weeks after two corrections officers were injured when an inmate attacked them, the Wausau Daily Herald reported Thursday.

Officer Julie Christensen, 36, was in critical care after being assaulted by inmate Fredrick Morris. Officer Denny Woodward, 38, also was injured but was released from the hospital shortly after he entered for treatment.

Morris was expected to be charged with aggravated battery and battery in connection with the assault, according to the Daily Herald.

Oshkosh police warn of ATM card-skimming

Oshkosh - Police warned residents Thursday to be aware of card-skimming devices that have been used on ATMs.

Three people reported unauthorized transactions on their accounts Wednesday after using an ATM in the 1600 block of W. 20th Ave. last week, police said. Skimming devices are attached to the bank card slot of an ATM and appear to be part of the machine. When a customer uses the ATM, the skimmer reads the ATM card and the person who planted the skimming device can remove it later and gain access to accounts.

Body in Lake Monona is Kaukauna man

The man whose body was recovered from Lake Monona on Wednesday has been identified as Charles C. Geurts, 26, of Kaukauna.

Preliminary results from an autopsy indicate no criminal activity was involved in the death, the Dane County medical examiner's office said.

Geurts had been missing since January and police told the Wisconsin State Journal that he may have walked onto the ice of Lake Monona and fallen into open water.

White powder probe in Beloit concludes

Beloit Fire Chief Brad Liggett on Thursday said there is nothing left to investigate concerning the lockdown of a Beloit health center Wednesday.

A man who delivered an envelope with white powder suspected of making people sick was just paying his bill, Liggett said.

Along with white powder, the envelope contained the man's bill and a check. After bringing in his bill, the man stayed for an appointment. The envelope was opened after he left.

No arrests will be made as it was a benign incident, Liggett said.

Fifteen people were decontaminated and sent to local hospitals, and around 60 people were detained at the Beloit Area Community Health Center Wednesday after three people who opened the envelope reported burning in their eyes and noses.

Microscopic and biological tests determined that the powder contained nothing toxic or dangerous, and a sweep of the health center also turned up nothing, Liggett said.

"We don't know what they were exposed to; there was nothing there we could identify," Liggett said.

On Wednesday, officials in Beloit said there was no connection between the incident and letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator that preliminarily tested positive for the poison ricin.

Cambria man charged in fatal trailer fire

A 21-year-old Cambria man is facing misdemeanor charges in connection with a fire Saturday that killed an 18-year-old man, the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen reported Thursday.

Jose J. Hernandez Jr. was charged Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, he went to a mobile home on Forest Road in Calamus to pick up a relative from a party. Hernandez said he wanted to get his keys, which were apparently inside the trailer, and he allegedly broke in and tried to wake Victor M. Aguilar-Bustamante, 18, who later died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a fire started inside the trailer.

The two ended up fighting, and Hernandez told police he left with his keys, but went back to the mobile home because he thought his cellphone was still inside. He lighted three matches to search for the phone and threw them to the floor when they burned out, according to the newspaper.

Man killed in UW accident identified

The man killed Tuesday in a workplace accident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been identified by the Dane County medical examiner's office as Kenneth J. Newman, 63, of Prairie du Sac.

6 more municipalities named 'Bird Cities'

Six more municipalities, including Shorewood, have been named "Bird Cities," a project that recognizes efforts to improve bird habitat, manage woodlands, limit hazards and educate residents about birds.

Organizers have added the cities of Ashland, Sheboygan, Menomonie and Fitchburg, along with the villages of Shorewood and Egg Harbor, bringing the total number of "Bird Cities" statewide to 66.